Obituaries | 1950-1959

MICHAEL A. EPSTEIN, 77, who had a long career on Wall Street and who was more recently a visiting scholar at MIT’s Laboratory for Financial Engineering, died Apr. 22, 2009. He was a member of Sigma Chi and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Affiliated with Cowen and Company, he had also been on the Board of Governors of the American Stock Exchange and had served as a director, past president, and 30–year member of the Market Technicians Association and its foundation. Survivors include his wife, Erika Epstein, and five children.

William W. Ellis, 78, a longtime salesman for the Reynolds Metals Co., died Sept. 16, 2008. He was a member of Psi Upsilon and was recently named to the Wesleyan University Athletics Hall of Fame, as a member of the 1952 track team and captain of the 1953 track team. He placed first in the 100– and 220–yard dashes at the 1953 All Collegiate New England meet. A veteran of the Army, he served in France during the 1950s. Among those who survive are four brothers.

WILLIAM H. DARR, an artist, educator, and art historian, died July 30, 2006 at age 86. He received his degree with honors and with high distinction in creative art. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he received an M.F.A. from Yale University. During World War II he served in the U.S. Civilian Public Service. After studying and working with Diego Rivera in Mexico, he taught at Amherst and Earlham colleges, and at Drake University, until he left in 1974 to found his own school in Florence, Italy, the Studio Arts Center International. His paintings are in private and public collections around the world. He is survived by his second wife, Lillian K. Darr; four daughters from his first marriage to Suzanne Clark Darr, who died; three stepchildren; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and two brothers.

ROBERT E. DiMAURO, a human resources consultant, died Oct. 18, 2012, at age 75. He was a member of Delta Sigma and received his degree with honors. He later received a master’s degree in Mathematics from New York University, a master’s in Human Resources from American University, and Liberal Arts certificate from Williams College. He spent most of his career doing Human Resources development work with New York Telephone, after which he retired to do independent consulting work. Later, he worked as a carpenter and home renovator, and was very active in his local community in Brattleboro, Vt. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Eastman DiMauro, three sons, nine grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter.

CHARLES G. DANZOLL, a retired insurance executive and a novelist, died June 25, 2008. He was 71. A member of Psi Upsilon, he received his degree with honors and with distinction in English. He was the son of F. Slade Danzoll of the class of 1923 and the son-in-law of Herbert A. Frank of the class of 1931. During his career with Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, he also wrote several novels as well as a history of his Wesleyan fraternity chapter. Among those who survive are his wife, Judith Frank Danzoll, two sons, four grandchildren, and a sister.

The Rev. ALBERT R. DREISBACH JR., 72, an Episcopal priest and civil rights activist, died Apr. 29, 2006. A member of Psi Upsilon, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps and then received his divinity degree from the Union Theological Seminary. He was founding president of the Atlanta International Center for Continuing Study of the Shroud of Turin. Predeceased by his wife, Jane Corey Dreisbach, he is survived by a son, a daughter, two grandchildren, and his companion, Nancy Whitworth.

GLENN T. DULMAGE, 77, an educator and former Peace Corps member, died Apr. 22, 2012. After seven years as the Sports Illustrated magazine librarian, he and his wife joined the Peace Corps, serving in the Ivory Coast and Iran. Upon his return, he taught at the Northfield Mount Hermon School, where he was director of the ESL program for 17 years. After he retired, he volunteered with the AARP Tax Aide Program and was a member of its state management team, in addition to his hobbies of photography, SCUBA diving, and birding. He is survived by his wife, Juliana Kasius Dulmage, and a daughter.

DAVID S. DUNAVAN, a retired electro-optical engineer, died Dec. 21, 2003 at age 72. The son of the late Caryl C. Dunavan ’22, he received a master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was also a U.S. Navy veteran. An avid sailor and environmentalist, he was a longtime member of the Norwalk (Conn.) Harbor Management Commission. He is survived by his wife, Sally B. Dunavan; a son; and two daughters, including Caryl Dunavan ’85.

JOHN A. DAVIDSON, the retired proprietor of Goodsports and Company, and a retired principal in the firm of Davidson and Bigelow, Inc., died May 5, 2008, at age 77. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He is survived by his wife, Joan Griffiths Davidson, three children, five grandchildren, a brother, and a sister.

WILLIAM U. COPELAND, 77, the owner of Bird Bay Realty in Venice, Fla., died Nov. 12, 2006. He was a member of Psi Upsilon and received his degree from the University of Nebraska. During the Korean War he served in the US Air Force. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Logan Copeland, two sons, three stepdaughters, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a brother.